HMS Nubian (1909)
HMS Nubian was a Royal Navy Tribal-class destroyer. She was launched in 1909 and torpedoed in 1916. With her bow blown off, the wreck was used to create a new ship by joining the bow of another destroyer of the same class, HMS Zulu. The resulting ship was given the portmanteau name HMS Zubian. She went on to sink the U-boat SM UC-50 in 1918 and was scrapped in 1919.
HMS Nubian aground on the South Foreland after her bows had been blown off in October 1916 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Nubian |
| Builder | John I. Thornycroft & Company |
| Launched | 20 April 1909 |
| Fate | Torpedoed 27 October 1916; undamaged stern joined with bow of HMS Zulu and renamed HMS Zubian |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Tribal-class destroyer |
| Length | 255 ft (77.7 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft 6 in (7.8 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft 6 in (2.6 m) |
| Speed | 33 kn (38 mph; 61 km/h) |
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